Temple is a national leader in caring for patients with a rare form of pulmonary hypertension, performing more than 100 pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) surgeries to date, the highest PTE surgical volume on the East Coast.

For Elroy, a special moment is reading his granddaughter her favorite story, or getting out on the court to teach his grandsons how to shoot a jump shot. A few years ago, Elroy had a heart attack, then another one. His heart was failing.

Dora loves to walk around her Germantown neighborhood, and even three miles up Germantown Avenue all the way to Chestnut Hill. Eight years ago, when breathing during those walks started to become a real struggle for her, she went to see her family doctor.

The best way to beat heart & vascular disease is to avoid it in the first place or to catch it early. We encourage all of our web visitors to learn about the most common causes and symptoms of heart & vascular disease.

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